Jablanac

For other meanings, see Jablanac (disambiguation).

Jablanac
Port of Jablanac
Jablanac
Coordinates: 44°42′24″N14°53′44″E / 44.7067°N 14.8956°E / 44.7067; 14.8956
Country	Croatia
County	Lika-Senj
City	Senj
Area [1]
• Total	54.0 km2 (20.8 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	53
• Density	0.98/km2 (2.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Jablanac is a village in Lika-Senj County, Croatia, located on the Adriatic Sea underneath the Velebit mountain, overlooking the island of Rab. The village used to have a ferry port that connected it to Rab, but that moved up the coast to Stinica in July 2012. The population of Jablanac is 83 (2011) ^[3] and it is located in the municipality of Senj (which lies to the north).

Local attractions include Zavratnica inlet where you can see a sunken military ferry wreck from WW2 and stunning scenery. Nearby is the Velebit mountain and the Northern Velebit National Park.

Name

Jablanac is also the name of the former village of Jablanac Jasenovački, as well as a canal that runs into Lake Vrana, and the northernmost cape and bay on the island of Cres. It is also a toponym near Benčani in Viškovo. ^[4]

References

1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata   Q119585703.
2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Jablanac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
4. Državna geodetska uprava (2011). Topografska karta 1:25 000 (TK25) (Map).

External links

• www.Jablanac.com (in Croatian)